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Why Did it Suddenly Start Raining Monkeys in Florida?

Monkeys falling from the sky is one of the last things you’d expect to see while kayaking in Florida. Barring a flying-monkey-type scenario, monkeys don’t typically go airborne. But apparently, that’s ...
WSMV

2nd escaped monkey shot and killed by civilian, leaving 1 monkey still on the loose after ...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) – A second monkey on the loose has been shot and killed by a civilian a week after escaping from an overturned truck on a Mississippi highway. A biomedical ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Second monkey on the loose in Mississippi reported dead. Here's what we know

How were the monkeys in Mississippi killed? How many monkeys are still loose in Mississippi? Can monkeys transmit deadly diseases to humans? What do I do if I see a monkey in Mississippi? Three ...
FOX13 Memphis

2 of 3 missing monkeys in Mississippi escape found dead, wildlife officials say

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. - Wildlife officials said Tuesday that two of three monkeys that escaped after a crash last week on a Mississippi highway have died. According to the Mississippi Department of ...
The Baltimore Sun

Mississippi mother kills escaped monkey fearing for her children’s safety

One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi highway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children. Jessica Bond ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Mom shoots escaped monkey from Mississippi highway crash to protect her children

One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi highway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children.Jessica Bond ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Monkey on the loose in Mississippi shot and killed. Was it diseased? Here's what we know

Where was the escaped monkey shot? Can rhesus monkeys infect people with diseases? What do if I see a monkey in Mississippi? Three monkeys had been unaccounted for after their accidental release when ...
The New Yorker

The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement

Last November, the day after the election, Daniel Vance was eating lunch in his truck when he noticed something move in the trees across the road. The forecast had predicted thunderstorms in the rural ...
WVNS

Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the ...